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Hut site

Lugduff (Ballinacor North By.), County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hut site, Lugduff, County Wicklow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Lugduff (Ballinacor North By.)
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.00384, -6.34890
SMR number
WI023-029----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument in state ownership No. 134. Remains of a circular hut (dims. 3.48m E-W; 3.23m N-S) known locally as 'St. Kevin's Cell' (Price 1945b, 39) situated on the hill W of Reefert Church. The walls batter inwards (Wth 1m; max. H 1m) with a narrow door to the E. There is a small rough cross in the centre of the building. (Leask 1950, 10-11)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 28 November 2012

See linked document with drawing from Patrick Healy, Supplementary survey of ancient monuments at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Unpublished OPW report, 1972.

References

Leask, H.G. 1950 Glendalough, Co. Wicklow: national monuments vested in the Commissioners of Public Works. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Price, L. 1945 The place-names of Co. Wicklow. I - The barony of Ballinacor North. The Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (1-54).

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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